Railroad Bridges in Illinois



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CN Green Street Bridge (Champaign)

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CN Green Street Bridge (Champaign)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #128.3)

This through plate girder bridge across Green Street is the oldest grade separation in Champaign

Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Illinois Central Railroad

Design: 50' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Green Street

Significance:

Local

Pratt's Wayne Woods Railroad Crossing

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Pratt's Wayne Woods Railroad Crossing

(Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Bridge #123)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway over the former Illinois Central Railroad in Wayne

Wayne, DuPage County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway

Design: 40' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Canadian National Railway

Significance:

Local

IV East Fork Nettle Creek Bridge

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IV East Fork Nettle Creek Bridge

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway over the East Fork Nettle Creek

Morris, Grundy County, Illinois

Owner: City of Morris

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1910

by

Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway

Design: 45' deck plate girder

Deck plate girder bridge over East Fork Nettle Creek

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Aurora Viaduct

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BNSF Aurora Viaduct

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #37.38)

This lengthy concrete slab viaduct carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over a number of city streets in downtown Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1922

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 78 span concrete slab viaduct

Concrete slab viaduct over city streets and parking lots

Significance:

Regional

MILW Culvert #E-133

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MILW Culvert #E-133

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Culvert #E-133)

This small stone arch culvert crosses Brown Creek and is one of several small culverts which carried the original Racine and Mississippi Rail Road near Dakota

Dakota, Stephenson County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1959

by

Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Racine and Mississippi Rail Road

Design: 10'x9' stone arch culvert

Stone arch culvert over Brown Creek

Significance:

Local